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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William III met Peter, long an admirer of his military exploits against _____________.
(a) Protestantism.
(b) The Greek Orthodox Church.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Catholicism.

2. Frederick of Denmark dropped out of the conflict following what?
(a) Near annihilation.
(b) Very bloody campaign.
(c) Totally bloodless campaign.
(d) Nearly bloodless campaign.

3. Peter was treated as an upstart monarch, but he behaved with decorum as he was eager to meet Leopold I, master of _____________.
(a) Central Europe.
(b) Eastern Europe.
(c) All nations surrounding the Black Sea.
(d) Southern Europe.

4. Peter was concerned by the loss at Narva, but he spared nothing to outfit and train his new army under whom?
(a) Markus Sheremetev.
(b) Boris Sheremetev.
(c) Alexis Sheremetev.
(d) Brutus Sheremetev.

5. The "Great Embassy" ended abruptly before a trip to ________________because word came that the Streltsy were rebelling?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Peter work at the Dutch company to learn his trade?

2. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.

3. In Chapter 9, Peter was shown enjoying his freedom for how many more years?

4. Peter himself went incognito among the 250-member staff as whom?

5. Sophia surveyed the plight of women in 17th-century Russia and ______________in particular.

Short Essay Questions

1. What intentional humiliations did former elite troops that comprised old Muscovite armies sustain following Sophia's downfall?

2. What were some ways Peter treated Anna Mons differently after he returned from his Great Embassy tour?

3. What was Peter's response following his initial defeat against Charles XII?

4. What were Peter's distinguishing physical characteristics when he was age 22?

5. How did the author describe London in the era Peter visited?

6. Why did Peter select the location he did for St. Petersburg?

7. Why was Peter anxious to meet King William of England in Holland?

8. What was Peter's key to power in Russia during the initial half of his life?

9. Peter ventured into Holland with his Great Embassy for what purpose?

10. When Sophia became regent, what immediate test did she face?

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